X:1
T:Skibbereen
C:Arranged for NAF by Robert Gatliff
C:Irish traditional
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=140
K:E
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W:O, Father dear, I oft times heard you talk of Erin's Isle,
W:Her valleys green, her lofty scene, her mountains rude and wild;
W:You said it was a pleasant place wherein a prince might dwell,
W:Why have you then forsaken her, the reason to me tell?
W:
W:My son, I loved our native land with energy and pride
W:'Til a blight fell on the land and sheep and cattle died,
W:The rents and taxes were to pay, I could not them redeem,
W:And that's the cruel reason why I left old Skibbereen.
W:
W:It's well I do remember on a bleak November's day,
W:The landlord and his agent came to drive us all away;
W:He set my house on fire with his demon yellow spleen
W:And that's another reason why I left old Skibbereen.
W: